Wise Woman RN

Wise Woman RN

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  1. Survey

    Wise Woman RN replied to Email4KH's topic in Rehabilitation

    pocket doors for the bathrooms, storage space for everything, since regs say nothing on the floor... a place for the cpm machines, highboy toilets with swing-down grab bars... user friendly paper...

  2. Whats with the scrubs?

    Wise Woman RN replied to scattycarrot's topic in General Nursing

    I go out in my yard in my

  3. Giving report-rude nurse

    Wise Woman RN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The caregivers will know you are a good nurse, just by working with you... Perhaps you can take this nurse aside and tell her how you feel about her comments... but don't take them to heart, there are...

  4. anyone have any experience with strokes???

    Wise Woman RN replied to KellieNurse06's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps ask for a rehab consult. Ask the nurses for info. Best wishes for your

  5. How much do u like nursing? Scale of 1 to 10

    Wise Woman RN replied to goldie66's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing - a 10... all the politics, public relations, and paperwork - a

  6. Leeches, sneeches-- oh my!

    Wise Woman RN replied to bumpkittynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Eeew...

  7. stroke in LTC

    Wise Woman RN replied to ajaxgirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Call

  8. What does your hospital do for patient satisfaction?

    Wise Woman RN replied to KimRN41514's topic in General Nursing

    We offer the "services of a five star hotel" LOL LOL LOL oh, yes, and "the quality of the Mayo Clinic"... My face hurts from smiling all

  9. Are nurses in other nations bilingual? Should US be?

    Wise Woman RN replied to **nurse**'s topic in General Nursing

    well spoken,

  10. Are nurses in other nations bilingual? Should US be?

    Wise Woman RN replied to **nurse**'s topic in General Nursing

    We just use the language line... There is no way to learn to speak every language of the people that come to the

  11. Men In Aged Care

    Wise Woman RN replied to Young Woman's topic in General Nursing

    Men are a good thing in

  12. What do you think of JCAHO?

    Wise Woman RN replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    They are now issuing edicts to justify their own existence. The more things they find to ensure patient safety, the more paper work the nurse has, thus taking more time away from the bedside, and...

  13. Are students in the way?

    Wise Woman RN replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    It

  14. Where are the least complex patients?

    Wise Woman RN replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I work in acute rehab, we have complex patients, and they do crash at times... they are supposed to be medically stable, but lots of times they are sent to us very

  15. Help Re: Constipation - Need Recipe!

    Wise Woman RN replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    1 cup all bran 1 cup applesauce 1/2 cup prune juice Cinnamon and/or nutmeg to taste... Mix it up, put it in the refrigerator. I makes a kind of pudding. We used to give a med cup of it for each...

  16. Nurse patient ratio?

    Wise Woman RN replied to scaredofshots's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I wonder about the patient ratio changes... if you have a 5:1 ratio, which is very good, but lose techs and secretaries, and cut back on other ancillary staff, will the stress be less?? It's really...

  17. How much do you enjoy your nursing job?

    Wise Woman RN replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    I love being a nurse. I don't love being a unit secretary, receptionist, medical records tech, waitress, babysitter, public relations person, housekeeper, or all of the other jobs that seem to fall on...

  18. Eugene/Springfield, Medford, Bend, K-Falls?

    Wise Woman RN replied to snowchaser1's topic in Oregon Nursing

    any neuro rehab units in oregon that you all can

  19. Best/Worst Places to do Clinical in Portland

    Wise Woman RN replied to nurseby07's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Where is St. V?? What is St. V?? thinking about moving to Portland area, looking for inpatient stroke rehab... neuro rehab... thanks.

  20. Senario Help

    Wise Woman RN replied to paradise22's topic in General Nursing

    visualize whirled

  21. Senario Help

    Wise Woman RN replied to paradise22's topic in General Nursing

    Looked it up... Lactated Ringer's

  22. Senario Help

    Wise Woman RN replied to paradise22's topic in General Nursing

    What's in Hartmans solution?? I have never heard of it, and have been an RN for over 15 years. Interesting scenario,

  23. Senario Help

    Wise Woman RN replied to paradise22's topic in General Nursing

    What is Hartman's

  24. Nitro and Sildenafil?

    Wise Woman RN replied to banbulance's topic in Emergency

    I cared for a patient that took both... blood pressure dropped to a level that the brain wasn't perfused... stroke

  25. Nitro and Sildenafil?

    Wise Woman RN replied to banbulance's topic in Emergency

    Stroke